Weekly News Extra (27/02-03/03/2023)

• The investment fund CVC Capital Partners is about to acquire a stake in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), according to specialised media on 02/03/2023.
• Evangelos Marinakis (GRE), owner of Nottingham Forest FC (Premier League), "has made a further significant financial commitment to the club with the conversion of £41m (€46.2m) worth of loans into shares in the 2021-22 financial year," announced the club on 02/03/2023.
• Telecommunications operator Optus has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights in Australia to five Women's FA Cup matches for the end of the 2022-23 season.
• RC Strasbourg Alsace (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has unveiled an "action plan for professional equality between women and men" focusing on three themes (recruitment, training and professional promotion & pay).
• Continental (tyres) has extended its sponsorship of the Copa do Brasil for the 2023 and 2024 editions.
• Giánnis Antetokoúnmpo, Greek player for the Milwaukee Bucks (NBA), has become a minority shareholder of the MLS franchise Nashville SC, together with three of his brothers: Thanasis, Kostas and…